<p>Hi everyone! :) I just want to know how you guys think Facebook has affected your college life, both positively & negatively. For those of you who use it, has it helped you get access to certain resources or new opportunities? For those that don't, do you think you've missed out on some resources or opportunities? </p>
<p>I'm just asking because in high school I used Facebook for a while, but deactivated because I really didn't think I needed it. We had study groups for my classes in case someone missed notes or something, but I could have gotten those from friends anyways. I understand that uni is a much larger environment, so did Facebook help you academically at all?</p>
<p>Does Facebook help you find out about extracurricular activities? Can you stay connected to your clubs & find out about events, opportunities, etc. any more effectively than you could without Facebook? </p>
<p>Also, I want to run for student government. Would Facebook help me at all? I was thinking of creating a website & then having a friend create a Facebook page, but would that be good enough?</p>
<p>Finally, has Facebook helped you keep in touch with new friends in a big school? When I used it previously, it didn't really seem to "connect" me with anyone that I wasn't already close with.</p>
<p>Any feedback is greatly appreciated. Thanks!</p>
<p>I never really used facebook in high school (and still don’t really use it that much), but it is useful, just because pretty much everyone else uses it. If you’re looking mainly for utilitarian purposes, facebook is pretty useful in college. I used it when we were trying to get people together to do something or go on a trip, or when we were trying to figure out a party or something with people who had really different schedules. Sometimes it was just easier to have a group page for people at work or something so you could contact a lot of people quickly. I didn’t really need it to keep in touch with friends at school since everyone has texting, but it’s easier if you want to get a group of people together or just post that you’re having a party or something if people want to come by, etc. </p>
<p>It’s also helpful just to keep in touch with people who you’re far away from (people from high school, people from college when you graduate, people you meet at events and such, etc). I keep it around mainly if I want to check in on people who live far away or other such things. My social circle is much more geographically far flung than it was in high school or college, so it’s nice to have a way to chat with people when cell phones or emails are always changing.</p>
<p>Academically, sometimes people will set up groups for different classes, where students will post notes, study guides, or lecture recordings, etc. Sometimes people would also arrange study groups and other things.</p>
<p>Clubs usually have a facebook page as well where they post events and such, and I usually used facebook to know when groups I liked were having performances or when clubs were having activities. There may also be facebook pages for your school where students post textbooks (or other things like furniture, clothes, etc) for sale, which can be useful when you’re looking to buy or sell textbooks and want to deal locally.</p>
<p>You can do all that without facebook too, but sometimes, it’s easier to just have one around to use when you want. It’s not like having one will force you to be on it all the time.</p>
<p>Facebook has proven really useful for me, and baktrax covered everything that comes to mind as far as how I use it for school. Just don’t get so addicted to it that it interferes with productivity. From the sound of it, that shouldn’t be an issue for you.</p>
<p>I use Facebook to stay connected with people who live out of state. So in that regard, I find it useful. It is also very useful as another form of communication among classmates. I am a part of various student groups that will post activities, study help, etc. that is incredibly useful. All in all, I have been able to utilize Facebook to make things easier and more convenient for me.</p>
<p>Facebook has been a huge help to me in college. Through it I’ve been offered performance opportunities, a contact for a big internship that I couldn’t find anywhere else, which I ultimately was hired for…and a place for selling/trading goods, and starting my own small business. It’s also helped tremendously with group projects, because everyone has a facebook these days and the private group layout is infinitely better than group texts or e-mails. It’s also how I get notified about EVERY party and concert I could ever hope to go to. You might ask your friend “why didn’t you tell me about your party last night?” and he’ll be like “Dude, I invited you on facebook!” It’s just the norm nowadays.</p>
<p>If you’re planning to run for student government, you’re going to need facebook. Creating a page to be administered by a third party isn’t a bad thing to do, but the more personal your promotion seems to those who see it, the better.</p>
<p>Thanks for the feedback everyone! So I’m thinking I should open my Facebook… haha guess it’s better to be safe than sorry! I don’t want to miss out on any opportunities I could potentially have because of it.</p>
<p>Right now it’s been really helpful in my social life and a small boost academically. I know of parties, clubs callout, Frats, job posting, people selling items, etc. </p>
<p>Having a facebook is pretty much a plus. The only negetive I would say is to just watch what is posted by or of you. Employers can look at your profile and say: This is who we’re thinking of hiring? Nope. Legally they can’t do that here but they can always make excuses like “we found a better man for the job”.</p>
<p>Facebook can be helpful if you add all of your peers and create a group for your classes. You can add the teacher too. Ask each other questions about the lessons, homework, anything related to studying. The teacher can also post extra exercises or information handouts about your lessons. It is helpful! </p>
<p>I do that every year, I’m still in school though. The teacher posts tests from previous years and homwork deadline reminders.</p>
<p>Facebook has helped me with selling/buying/trading textbooks. I’ve saved so much money with our school’s textbook group. </p>
<p>I also think it’d benefit you if you’re doing student govt because the use of events allows you and your friends to invite everybody you all know – in one click! – to “vote for you” or at least to make them aware. It’s a good way to network and keep in contact so yes it is helpful. Although I’m not actively using it, I do find it handier to keep one I had deactivated mine during my first year of college and I say it is much more beneficial to keep it.</p>
<p>I actually had several classes that had facebook groups, where students would post their lecture notes or notes on the readings, create study guides as a group, arrange study groups, and ask and answer questions. It was really useful if you ever missed class or needed clarification on something.</p>
<p>Facebook is a tool, like anything else. If you use it right, it can be very helpful academically.</p>
<p>I go on facebook every day. It’s useful to keep in touch with friends and family. If I don’t have any other contact method with someone on there, I use it. I also have plenty of “groups” I’m part of that are related to school and I don’t need to be their friends to contact them.</p>
<p>Now after having a rather odd event on Facebook, I say it is an extension of our reality. People brush off Facebook as just another online site. What people don’t understand is that the person behind the other screens is very real and most people do post real pics of themselves.</p>
I had deactivated mine during my first year of college and I say it is much more beneficial to keep it.</p>